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depend upon a strong and durable army and police in afghanistan. second, much work remains in pakistan. in senate hearings and meetings with u.s. and pakistani officials, i have questioned pakistan's full commitment to addressing the extremist threat within its borders. for example, pakistan has done little to stop the flow of bomb components across the border into afghanistan where they are used against our troops. terrorists in pakistan have the capability to strike internationally and have done so in recent years. these terrorists are also the central threat to the pakistani state itself. a concern that grows as pakistan inexplicably expands its nuclear arsenal. the pakistani people have suffered greatly in the struggle against these extremist groups as thousands of civilians and security forces have died. this is precisely why it is so unfortunate that the pakistani government is not fully committed to confronting this threat. i have been very patient with respect to this critical relationship, but i'm compelled to speak the truth when the stak
depend upon a strong and durable army and police in afghanistan. second, much work remains in pakistan. in senate hearings and meetings with u.s. and pakistani officials, i have questioned pakistan's full commitment to addressing the extremist threat within its borders. for example, pakistan has done little to stop the flow of bomb components across the border into afghanistan where they are used against our troops. terrorists in pakistan have the capability to strike internationally and have...
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i would argue in afghanistan that the long-term solution afghanistan, for you and for us is a regional one, security architecture that will include russia, china, iran, india, pakistan, pakistan, as extent, uzbekistan and so forth. you could only get there by sitting down and having that type of discussion. so this isn't the united states and russia decided on their own to cooperate or to get the, but this is much broader regional approach. i would take that all the way around russia. and then finally russia quite frankly is not the neighbor of uzbekistan and so forth. it is separate by kazakhstan and near neighbors are much more afghanistan, pakistan and i would argue india. so we can't always assume that russia would be there forever either. >> well, i guess first on toby's point, you know, i think we have this tendency in washington, i think your point is a very important point. and we have a tendency sitting here to view the united states and the american government as the architect, you know, of all of these different things that are happening. win, you know, as a practical matter
i would argue in afghanistan that the long-term solution afghanistan, for you and for us is a regional one, security architecture that will include russia, china, iran, india, pakistan, pakistan, as extent, uzbekistan and so forth. you could only get there by sitting down and having that type of discussion. so this isn't the united states and russia decided on their own to cooperate or to get the, but this is much broader regional approach. i would take that all the way around russia. and then...
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they are covering the war in afghanistan. there at the pentagon, they're everywhere. and we have enough women in management? no, that's another topic. in terms of getting front of an audience i think women are more willing to do that than they ever have been. i think sometimes they need to be encouraged, because i think women often have a tendency to say i don't know as much as i should. i need to study up more. but i find that young women coming along have a lot of confidence in their ability and what they know. and i think it's just a matter of time before you see as many women. i still think, we can come back to this in a minute, when it comes to taking positions of management come of executive positions, i'd like to see more women stepping up to do that. that's probably a markup of your subject about why there are not more women like paula and like gracia. we do have an issue there. but in terms of standing in front of an audience, speaking out, i think we've come a very long way. >> i've been very fortunate to be with gannett 426 years, and one of the things that
they are covering the war in afghanistan. there at the pentagon, they're everywhere. and we have enough women in management? no, that's another topic. in terms of getting front of an audience i think women are more willing to do that than they ever have been. i think sometimes they need to be encouraged, because i think women often have a tendency to say i don't know as much as i should. i need to study up more. but i find that young women coming along have a lot of confidence in their ability...
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she's covered the invasion of panama and wars in iraq, kosovo and afghanistan and traveled widely with army special forces in asia, africa, and south america. she's won numerous awards, so many if i were to list them, we'd be here half the night just listening to them, so i'll just say they include two very special ones, two george polks and two pulitzers, one for revealing the existence of black site prisons, the cia interrogation centers overseas, and a more recent one for disclosing the horrendous conditions at walter reed army medical center p. she is the author of a much acclaimed book, a plies diser finalist -- pulitzer finalist in keeping peace with america's military. further down the line is ac tompson. he came to journalism through a side door. in the san fransisco bay area, he was a self-proclaimed rocking the couch circuit. [laughter] he was an editor then with specific news service who happens not incidentally to be this year's winner of the george polk lifetime achievement award. he began freelancing and writing for the "san fransisco bay guardian" specializing in abuse i
she's covered the invasion of panama and wars in iraq, kosovo and afghanistan and traveled widely with army special forces in asia, africa, and south america. she's won numerous awards, so many if i were to list them, we'd be here half the night just listening to them, so i'll just say they include two very special ones, two george polks and two pulitzers, one for revealing the existence of black site prisons, the cia interrogation centers overseas, and a more recent one for disclosing the...
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the fact that he sent 30,000 troops to afghanistan after reviewing that situation didn't destroy people's faith in him. although it undermined it, you might say, to some extent. it was not the same as the situation you had where lyndon johnson was elected as a peace candidate in 1964 and in 1965 sent 500,000 troops to vietnam, and the sense of betrayal was so thick you could cut it with a knife. and i know because it experienced it myself, and be -- many of the people in this room probably did also. but by the same token, it seems to me one can say when the fear lifts, when the economy given begins to -- begins to recover, when the hopes in obama or any other leader begin to fade further, when people become tired of incessant warfare of what is called the forever war, one could predict a revival of some kind of anti-war sentiment. one of the things that it seems to me we can't do, we mustn't do is to buy into the argument that since there are not many american casualties comparatively speaking, since thousands of body bags aren't coming back from the war zone we can accept war as normal w
the fact that he sent 30,000 troops to afghanistan after reviewing that situation didn't destroy people's faith in him. although it undermined it, you might say, to some extent. it was not the same as the situation you had where lyndon johnson was elected as a peace candidate in 1964 and in 1965 sent 500,000 troops to vietnam, and the sense of betrayal was so thick you could cut it with a knife. and i know because it experienced it myself, and be -- many of the people in this room probably did...
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right now, we are borrowing $10 billion every month, $10 billion every month for military operations in afghanistan to prop up a corrupted regime. the budget office says the caps contained in the legislation do not apply to war. that makes no sense to me. the truth is the way to do with the long term situation is to grow the economy. that means creating jobs and putting people back to work. this bill goes in the wrong direction. i have two children, mr. speaker, i i love more than anything, and i don't want them growing up in a country where the gap between the very rich and poor grows wider and wider each year. we can do better, we must do better, and we can do so in a way that does not abandon the principles of economic justice and fairness that made our nation so great. i will vote no on the bill. i reserve my time. >> the gentleman from california. >> i give myself one minute to say to my good friend, rules committee colleague, that time and time again he criticizes the tax cuts in place. they really are the bush-obama tax cuts. president obama signed an extension of those, but it's important t
right now, we are borrowing $10 billion every month, $10 billion every month for military operations in afghanistan to prop up a corrupted regime. the budget office says the caps contained in the legislation do not apply to war. that makes no sense to me. the truth is the way to do with the long term situation is to grow the economy. that means creating jobs and putting people back to work. this bill goes in the wrong direction. i have two children, mr. speaker, i i love more than anything, and...
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afghanistan has the highest mountains in the earth. we have 100,000 troops in afghanistan. one in three or shooters. they're supposed to keep mr. karzai in power and rebuild the economy, build a transportation and communications infrastructure from scratch, defeat the taliban, and in his spare time, go after bin laden. host: let's go to phone calls. stephen in college park, maryland. caller: there is one sensible, just, -- they should have desecrates his remains. feed it to -- a pig farm lagoon to show the followers would means -- and who is the boss. we're not doing that. it is unfortunate. host: that is your opinion. what about stoking the fire? this is what's osama bin laden -- this is what osama bin laden wanted. guest: to desecrate the body would have made us feel good, but it would have invoked great anger in the muslim world. host: lancaster, california. tony, you are next. caller: i have a question for those who question the burial at sea. where do they think you want -- he should have been buried? in the united states? host: that was part of a report that said it w
afghanistan has the highest mountains in the earth. we have 100,000 troops in afghanistan. one in three or shooters. they're supposed to keep mr. karzai in power and rebuild the economy, build a transportation and communications infrastructure from scratch, defeat the taliban, and in his spare time, go after bin laden. host: let's go to phone calls. stephen in college park, maryland. caller: there is one sensible, just, -- they should have desecrates his remains. feed it to -- a pig farm lagoon...
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today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope to rid ourselves from war if the security continues to justify our continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of our military fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and end legislation war. with that said, i want to focus today on the hearing of three basic questions. one, what is the scope of combating crouping in afghanistan, what is done to address is, and how can we reduce it? i'm skeptical about the current design of the united states' endeavor today, hopefully we'll focus on solutions to be implemented right away. congress has an important role to play. this spring i worked with the armed services committee to include an amendment of the defense authorization agent giving commanders in the field more authority to immediately stop contracting with companies 245 undermind the effort of our troops on the ground. i established a bill to giv
today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope to rid ourselves from war if the security continues to justify our continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of our military fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and end legislation war. with that said, i want to focus today on the hearing of three basic questions. one, what is the scope of combating...
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i serve as chief of general minister in afghanistan. i came to the interior at a time bh the afghan national police was facing severe challenges, but during the eight months, also were results of growth, collaboration with my colleagues in the minister of interior as well as the support of the international community, we have made tangible progress. training and education has been the core at our list of priorities and during the last eight months, the capacity of our training centers has in connection withed from 950 -- increased from 9500 to over 12,000. one the main challenges also in the afghan national police has been the undereducation or illiteracy rate among peacemakers, as i'm here speaking with you, more than 20,000 officers are enrolled and receiving training and education in literacy courses and education and other courses. leadership development has been our second highest priority. having committed professional leadership -- without having committed professional leadership, all of our efforts would be fruitless. on this pa
i serve as chief of general minister in afghanistan. i came to the interior at a time bh the afghan national police was facing severe challenges, but during the eight months, also were results of growth, collaboration with my colleagues in the minister of interior as well as the support of the international community, we have made tangible progress. training and education has been the core at our list of priorities and during the last eight months, the capacity of our training centers has in...
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today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope to extra kate ourselves from the war when so many benefit from the insecurity used to justify or continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of the foot print fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and endless war. with that said, i want to focus today on the hearing on three basic questions. one, what is the scope of contracting corruption in afghanistan. two, what is being done to address it? three, how can we dramatically reduce it? i'm skeptical about the design of the united states endeavor there, today's hearing focuses on practical solutions that can be implemented right away. congress had an important role to play. this spring, i worked with the armed services committee to include the authorization act giving commanders in the field more authority to immediately stop contracting with companies that undermind our troops on the ground. i
today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope to extra kate ourselves from the war when so many benefit from the insecurity used to justify or continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of the foot print fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and endless war. with that said, i want to focus today on the hearing on three basic questions. one, what is the...
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golding, you testified that the medical costs for iraq and afghanistan veterans between 2011 and 2020 could total between $40 billion and $55 billion. that number, of course, doesn't take into account the costs of paying for previous generations of veterans that we're still responsible for. cbo did another report earlier this year on possible ways to reduce the deficit where they made a couple of recommendations about veterans' programs. i don't support those specific proposals because they negatively impacted benefits which i believe we shouldn't be touching. but i do believe there are some ways that we can be more effective, um, with taxpayer dollars by not diverting it from direct delivery of services in health care. i wanted to ask you this morning, do you believe there's enough excess and dupe hi case that can be addressed to make va more efficient without negatively impacting services? >> um, just one or two points that i want to make on that. and the first is that we also, um, had projection withs for the 2011-2020 time frame for vha for all veterans. and the budget would grow
golding, you testified that the medical costs for iraq and afghanistan veterans between 2011 and 2020 could total between $40 billion and $55 billion. that number, of course, doesn't take into account the costs of paying for previous generations of veterans that we're still responsible for. cbo did another report earlier this year on possible ways to reduce the deficit where they made a couple of recommendations about veterans' programs. i don't support those specific proposals because they...
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. >> guest: and so after 9/11 you have fbi agents on the ground in afghanistan, in iraq that the fbi now has agents deployed in 80 countries overseas, most of them not in war zones, obviously, but that the fbi has grown this huge international presence such that the bureau now has an overseas force that's about a tenth of the size of the entire u.s. foreign service. >> host: 202-585-3885 is our phone number for you to join in the conversation as we talk about the role of the fbi and specifically this profile contained in the book of robert mueller, the fbi director, finishing up his ten-year term. also great history of the earlier years with j. edgar hoover inside this book if you are an officionado of that period of time in american history. mountain and pacific time zone 202 585-3886. before we do more detail on what the fbi role has become, how did this book come about? >> guest: it actually grew out of a piece i had written in 2008 profiling director mueller. as i said, he's kept this remarkably low profile. he gives very few interviews, doesn't really like press conferences, doe
. >> guest: and so after 9/11 you have fbi agents on the ground in afghanistan, in iraq that the fbi now has agents deployed in 80 countries overseas, most of them not in war zones, obviously, but that the fbi has grown this huge international presence such that the bureau now has an overseas force that's about a tenth of the size of the entire u.s. foreign service. >> host: 202-585-3885 is our phone number for you to join in the conversation as we talk about the role of the fbi and...
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they've always wanted afghanistan. all those things are going to go on the next ten, 20, 30 years. >> i was having a coffee yesterday with a state department representative who's just back on home leave and has been there for now almost 20 months. he was noting that this is after about four years of u.s. pushback on the counterinsurgency operations that began in the summer of 2008 that the police now it's taken three years and he believes it's going to take many more months of the continued international presence. how do you bring that about in a world where the troop levels are going to be fundamentally coming down, and you want to continue on the path of the stability, but in most of the areas you start to see some real positive developments with the queen effort there seems to be in the words of general rodriguez and general petraeus and others for in this seems hard to imagine that you're going to be unable even at the end of this year where they're going to be able to take significant numbers and move them to the
they've always wanted afghanistan. all those things are going to go on the next ten, 20, 30 years. >> i was having a coffee yesterday with a state department representative who's just back on home leave and has been there for now almost 20 months. he was noting that this is after about four years of u.s. pushback on the counterinsurgency operations that began in the summer of 2008 that the police now it's taken three years and he believes it's going to take many more months of the...
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secretary, you indicated we're in afghanistan to keep afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorism. true, it seems, and i hear that from many. that's a bit too vague for me. we did, as mr. jones said earlier, we got bin laden. al-qaeda has dispersed around the world. if a safe haven for terrorists exists, it's right next door in pakistan. so what is this doctrine that justifies a massive ground presence in afghanistan, how do we measure success this that theater in particular but also in other theaters if it's justified to have an american presence there, what's the exit strategy? it's going to take well past my reserved time here for you to be able to answer that, as you get halfway into answering the first question of that litany, my time will expire. so i just want to encourage you to clarify these things. people are losing their legs, people are dying, and we owe it to all of them and their families in the united states of america. going to focus narrowly on one aspect of our exit strategy, though, and that is our fiscal commitment to the region. it remains open ended. right no
secretary, you indicated we're in afghanistan to keep afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorism. true, it seems, and i hear that from many. that's a bit too vague for me. we did, as mr. jones said earlier, we got bin laden. al-qaeda has dispersed around the world. if a safe haven for terrorists exists, it's right next door in pakistan. so what is this doctrine that justifies a massive ground presence in afghanistan, how do we measure success this that theater in particular but also...
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it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department published a document, a 21 page document that includes goals and measures of performance for the police development program. but if my friends baby, not nine. thematic thank you very much. i look at five-minute now to mr. welch from vermont. >> thank you very much, mr. labrador. i want to thank each and everyone of you for the terrific work you're doing. a lot of situations here in covering reflect the impossible expectations oftentimes congress has and if it were as easy as writing a check and having police force in iraq and afgha
it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department...
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in afghanistan is been a disaster. and i'm worried about one of your recommendations and that's the head of this new ig. simply because in lots of other areas where we have like a special ig force-iraq we got some good data l of there. a lot of what you know we learned through stewart bolin and a lot of his efforts. but i'm worried about creating another one when we are not managing in afghanistan the ones we have. and so, it is fraught with some difficulty because we are not -- we are not holding somebody to accountability and we haven't. our last ig in my opinion was incompetent, not the one that took general fields place but general fields actions didn't measure up at all at any level in the standard of that. so why worry about that and i would like for you to just comment on why you made that recommendation and how that contrast with holding the institutions we have, the special ig from afghanistan and for iraq and what was done and then i'm going to share my observations having been three times to afghanistan and
in afghanistan is been a disaster. and i'm worried about one of your recommendations and that's the head of this new ig. simply because in lots of other areas where we have like a special ig force-iraq we got some good data l of there. a lot of what you know we learned through stewart bolin and a lot of his efforts. but i'm worried about creating another one when we are not managing in afghanistan the ones we have. and so, it is fraught with some difficulty because we are not -- we are not...
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there are 300ai 1-rbgs machines -- 300 ai 1-rbgs machines in iraq and afghanistan. i quote from an article from march 1, 2003 that examined the possibility of replacing bomb- sniffing dog. they require rigorous training, testing, and validation exercises and various operational scenarios and with different types of explosives. the animal's performance requires retraining declines over time, and after extensive fieldwork, the dogs were tired after 30-120 minutes. dogs exhibit comaipging moods tray can affect performance and they trigger false alarms because they detect chemicals that can appear in other forms other than bombs, and terrorists can move to bombs with little vapor. i wouldn't totally exclude dogs, however, i think they are to be put through the same evaluation process for privacy indications with that. as we move forward, we'll try to do that. >> any other members seeking to ask questions of this panel? with that, we will thank the panel members for their participation, your efforts, your time in preparation of this testimony. it would allow also for fiv
there are 300ai 1-rbgs machines -- 300 ai 1-rbgs machines in iraq and afghanistan. i quote from an article from march 1, 2003 that examined the possibility of replacing bomb- sniffing dog. they require rigorous training, testing, and validation exercises and various operational scenarios and with different types of explosives. the animal's performance requires retraining declines over time, and after extensive fieldwork, the dogs were tired after 30-120 minutes. dogs exhibit comaipging moods...
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that's the game here, iraq and afghanistan. we counted 93 actions from iraq and afghanistan, but no reports, no assessment reports. what's your reaction to that? >> my reaction would be if the information is correct that we need to seriously improve. >> is your gut saying it's right or wrong? >> i have to look up the information, sir. >> okay. now, if that's correct, or if it's a little bit better, maybe it's half the report. let's be generous, that's a high bar. what's your reaction to the quality chart? this is as my cochair, plained, this is the number of reports done well. nobody gets a great grade here. you see red and yellow on the chart. what's your reaction to the quality of the charts when they are done? >> improvements need to be made. >> okay. >> okay. your statement says i . disappointment by your statement. there is not a lot of quality in it. generally good thoughts. the department of state continuously strives to improve contractor oversight. probably a true statement. i hope it is but it is very lackluster. you'
that's the game here, iraq and afghanistan. we counted 93 actions from iraq and afghanistan, but no reports, no assessment reports. what's your reaction to that? >> my reaction would be if the information is correct that we need to seriously improve. >> is your gut saying it's right or wrong? >> i have to look up the information, sir. >> okay. now, if that's correct, or if it's a little bit better, maybe it's half the report. let's be generous, that's a high bar. what's...
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the overall atmosphere afghanistan? >> interesting that we have not seen anything like that in afghanistan. by and large i have not seen the same in iraq either which i continue to keep tabs on for no other reason than people keep sending me stuff. when you invest a fair amount of time in the land of the two rivers when i left iraq i said i will always have iraq and the iraqi people on my mind and in my heart and i meant it. we sacrificed a great deal there and the fact is in iraq the demonstrations have been about inadequate basic services. is not about the government or the parliament. it is about their performance and something that malaki recognized. they have a reasonably responsive -- it took some time to form the government. it is seen as their government and so the demonstrations haven't been against that. they had their say. they were able to cast a ballot and execute their democratic right. their complaints is electricity, jobs and other basic services. in afghanistan we have seen very few demonstrations. they
the overall atmosphere afghanistan? >> interesting that we have not seen anything like that in afghanistan. by and large i have not seen the same in iraq either which i continue to keep tabs on for no other reason than people keep sending me stuff. when you invest a fair amount of time in the land of the two rivers when i left iraq i said i will always have iraq and the iraqi people on my mind and in my heart and i meant it. we sacrificed a great deal there and the fact is in iraq the...
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i serve as chief of general minister in afghanistan. i came to the interior at a time bh the afghan national police was facing severe challenges, but during the eight months, also were results of growth, collaboration with my colleagues in the minister of interior as well as the support of the international community, we have made tangible progress. training and education has been the core at our list of priorities and during the last eight months, the capacity of our training centers has in connection withed from 950 -- increased from 9500 to over 12,000. one the main challenges also in the afghan national police has been the undereducation or illiteracy rate among peacemakers, as i'm here speaking with you, more than 20,000 officers are enrolled and receiving training and education in literacy courses and education and other courses. leadership development has been our second highest priority. having committed professional leadership -- without having committed professional leadership, all of our efforts would be fruitless. on this pa
i serve as chief of general minister in afghanistan. i came to the interior at a time bh the afghan national police was facing severe challenges, but during the eight months, also were results of growth, collaboration with my colleagues in the minister of interior as well as the support of the international community, we have made tangible progress. training and education has been the core at our list of priorities and during the last eight months, the capacity of our training centers has in...
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this committee has conducted a lot of oversight about both iraq and afghanistan. last year, in fact, when i was chairman of the subcommittee on national security foreign policy we uncovered evidence of the trucking contractors were paying warlords insurgents billions of dollars for so-called protection and we talk about the contractor in $3 billion in fuel contractors that are going to companies that the state department and the department of defense knew nothing about. so my question mr. dodaro, do you think we have to have some improvements in the contracting laws that will provide those authorities that will be necessary to meet the challenges of contingency conflicts? >> i definitely think there's lessons learned that need to be applied both and potentially in law but also in practice. and that there's a lot of lessons learned about the putting this type of responsibility in a theater without appropriate training and support that need to be done adequately overseas, so, yes, i agree with you there's probably lessons learned and we can provide some of our thoug
this committee has conducted a lot of oversight about both iraq and afghanistan. last year, in fact, when i was chairman of the subcommittee on national security foreign policy we uncovered evidence of the trucking contractors were paying warlords insurgents billions of dollars for so-called protection and we talk about the contractor in $3 billion in fuel contractors that are going to companies that the state department and the department of defense knew nothing about. so my question mr....
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it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department published a document, a 21 page document that includes goals and measures of performance for the police development program. but if my friends baby, not nine. thematic thank you very much. i look at five-minute now to mr. welch from vermont. >> thank you very much, mr. labrador. i want to thank each and everyone of you for the terrific work you're doing. a lot of situations here in covering reflect the impossible expectations oftentimes congress has and if it were as easy as writing a check and having police force in iraq and afgha
it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department...
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really our core objective, again, if you narrow it to afghanistan, is to insure that afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for alkyne that or some other would-be transnational extremism command the region does have other groups that are certainly have aspirations in that regard. beyond that i think it is important to recall, as i did explain on capitol hill. you know we had a total of about ten hours of hearings. to open hearings and then the senate foreign relations committee behind closed doors and also met with the top four as well. one of the themes that i really sought to of stress was that it is only recently that we have gotten the input right in afghanistan. secretary gates, as you know, three phases. the early phase that we got right. the country's impressive work. and then over time we took our eye off of the ball and focused on other issues on a rock. that during guy called patraeus that wanted all the resources. and then, of course, we can back to afghanistan as we started to get the situation into a reasonable place and got it on the glide path. when i took c
really our core objective, again, if you narrow it to afghanistan, is to insure that afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for alkyne that or some other would-be transnational extremism command the region does have other groups that are certainly have aspirations in that regard. beyond that i think it is important to recall, as i did explain on capitol hill. you know we had a total of about ten hours of hearings. to open hearings and then the senate foreign relations committee...
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i felt very strongly about afghanistan and struggling with afghanistan, where were we? we didn't have enough resources there and that we needed to at some point in time certainly focus there, focus on the al-qaeda threat. that is really and it still is today, the epicenter of terrorism in the world. it continues to be and i think we need to hold that focus. al-qaeda is in a much different place than four years ago. and it's not just because we got bin laden although that certainly is the highest priority in terms of that, but that also represents 30 years of work since desert one, when we failed in the iranian hostage rescue and we rebuilt not just our special forces and special operators but our military. and we've been able to get to that point through blood, sweat and tears a lot of losses and become the best military in the world. we adapted who we are in iraq through the shift to counterinsurgency and, obviously, we're in the middle of executing a very difficult and challenging campaign in afghanistan. a very well led with both ryan crocker and general john allen t
i felt very strongly about afghanistan and struggling with afghanistan, where were we? we didn't have enough resources there and that we needed to at some point in time certainly focus there, focus on the al-qaeda threat. that is really and it still is today, the epicenter of terrorism in the world. it continues to be and i think we need to hold that focus. al-qaeda is in a much different place than four years ago. and it's not just because we got bin laden although that certainly is the...
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afghanistan. the -- >> on tomorrow morning washington journal, two members of the house financial service committee. >> now available c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress, inside new and returning house and senate remembers with contact information. including twitter addresses, district maps, and committee assignments, and information on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> today in the senate, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution supporting military action in libya. before introducing the bill, two of its supporter republican john mccain and democratic john kerry spoke about the war powers act. this is a half hour. >> mr. president, i rise to join the senator from massachusetts who will shortly introduce the product of many hours of bipartisan cooperation and negotiation and authorization for the limited use of military force in libya. the resolution has -- will be int
afghanistan. the -- >> on tomorrow morning washington journal, two members of the house financial service committee. >> now available c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress, inside new and returning house and senate remembers with contact information. including twitter addresses, district maps, and committee assignments, and information on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop....
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they are fighting in the mountains of afghanistan and the sands of iraq. there are those on covert missions and places we don't even know about to find and destroy the enemies of this country. they put their lives on the line every day so that we don't have to. over the years, i've been so hop norred to have met a great many of those american heros as i've traveled to the outposts in iraq and afghanistan, and i've signed letters to their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. i consider myself so fortunate to have been able to wear the uniform of our country, and that experience forms my perspective about our defense policies. specificically, i believe we must never put the military on the chopping block for arbitrary budget cuts as part of some political spray, never. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] the question we must ask is not what we can afford to spend on our military, but what it costs to remain secure and free. see, a real key component of keeping america secure is keeping israel secure. [cheers and applause] [applause] we can nev
they are fighting in the mountains of afghanistan and the sands of iraq. there are those on covert missions and places we don't even know about to find and destroy the enemies of this country. they put their lives on the line every day so that we don't have to. over the years, i've been so hop norred to have met a great many of those american heros as i've traveled to the outposts in iraq and afghanistan, and i've signed letters to their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. i consider...
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. >> peter thompson's award of afghanistan is an epic book. that's because peter thompson's knowledge of afghanistan goes very far back. he was very involved both through the soviet period in between the american involvement, he has had roles in afghanistan on the diplomatic level. he speaks russian and pashtun. he has a gift for languages. he was able to read documents in the original language that not many people are able to answer, including archives that no one had ever used before in the research and work. he brings a passion and a level of both detail and scope to the story that we think is unique. it was -- it's quite an effort getting a book like this together. but absolutely worthwhile and we're thrilled that it's going to see it's reading public in july. >> two books on the media "the deal from hell" and "inside the new york times." >> "the deal from hell" is what has happened to media businesses from an insider. he has both the ground work and management experience of being, you know, i don't quite the other side. but, you know, in
. >> peter thompson's award of afghanistan is an epic book. that's because peter thompson's knowledge of afghanistan goes very far back. he was very involved both through the soviet period in between the american involvement, he has had roles in afghanistan on the diplomatic level. he speaks russian and pashtun. he has a gift for languages. he was able to read documents in the original language that not many people are able to answer, including archives that no one had ever used before in...
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war in afghanistan." where did these come from? >> guest: you know, the firsts was the israel very palestine one -- israel-palestine one. we chose to name understandinghe the palestinian-israeli conflict to shake that up a little bit. that one came out of a project that had actually started several years earlier with colleagues of mine who had aske me if i would put together whati they called a primer as alled pamphlet. and and we weren't sure exactly what form it should take. we wanted just something that would be easily and accessible for people who are interested in the issue but didn't reallyis necessarily know anything about. it.ybe maybe because they're educatedwl people would be a little bitit embarrassed to admit they don't know some ofn the basice ba questions. who are the palestinians? many why are they there? are jews and israelis the sames thing? those kinds of basic questions. so i did this pamphlet. pam and then in discussing with it h very close friend and colleague of mine, my publisher wh
war in afghanistan." where did these come from? >> guest: you know, the firsts was the israel very palestine one -- israel-palestine one. we chose to name understandinghe the palestinian-israeli conflict to shake that up a little bit. that one came out of a project that had actually started several years earlier with colleagues of mine who had aske me if i would put together whati they called a primer as alled pamphlet. and and we weren't sure exactly what form it should take. we...
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after the soviet invasion of afghanistan, carter's polls
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did we learn any lessons in afghanistan that we applied in iraq or in iraq that we applied in afghanistan went on longer? i don't have a particular choice of commission members, so i'll leave it to you all to decide who feels best able to answer each question. >> let me just jump in for this first one to thank you, mr. chairman, and the members for allowing the full commissioners to attend because each of us is more than qualified to answer any of your questions. i think the simple answer is, yes, there was a notice blg improvement. noticeable improvement. but contracting became the default option, and we just did too much, too quickly. and when you have an emergency supplemental, it's not part of the regular budget. it ends, it's almost like a free thing to draw money on. so we just grew too fast. and then we didn't change after the first year. you've got a time where you say you can't keep doing it the way you were doing it, and we kept doing it the way we were doing it. >> and if you had to give a reason why, why did we keep doing it the way we were doing it? even though people right t
did we learn any lessons in afghanistan that we applied in iraq or in iraq that we applied in afghanistan went on longer? i don't have a particular choice of commission members, so i'll leave it to you all to decide who feels best able to answer each question. >> let me just jump in for this first one to thank you, mr. chairman, and the members for allowing the full commissioners to attend because each of us is more than qualified to answer any of your questions. i think the simple answer...
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while she was in afghanistan he was in iraq. so it shows you the devotion and what people will go through in multiple roles of being family, military families and being active duty military all of the same time. but i want to say thank you for being here today and having a chance for me to tell you some of these great stories about wonderful women and i'll bet everyone of you in this room has a super story to tell as well. i encourage you to talk to your families and to write things down. thank you so much. [applause] >> this event was hosted by the cincinnati va medical center. former information, visit cincinnati .ca.gov. >> what i would like to talk you about this afternoon as walter says very briefly, is a catastrophe, a catastrophe in which 14 million people, chiefly children and women and the aged, were killed over the space of just 12 years by two regimes. the nazi german regime and the stalinist regime in the soviet union. this total figure of 14 million is in itself i think astonishing. it is a number which is too large
while she was in afghanistan he was in iraq. so it shows you the devotion and what people will go through in multiple roles of being family, military families and being active duty military all of the same time. but i want to say thank you for being here today and having a chance for me to tell you some of these great stories about wonderful women and i'll bet everyone of you in this room has a super story to tell as well. i encourage you to talk to your families and to write things down. thank...
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india has some being hunted down more or less, and native indians in brazil, even in afghanistan, they call the areas where they are doing all the bombing, they are tribal areas, and i wondered if you could just speak to the fact that indigenous people all over the world are under attack, and is there some way that we can get this out into the press so understand that this should be stopped immediately. >> guest: well, what you're saying is true. i was just in norway, and i did a performance with asami person and a woman from india. she's a naga, that's the name of their indigenous nation under attack by the burmese, and i think what it is is there's always the land hunger, the need -- taking over for land, and the indoing nows people are -- indigenous people are vulnerable because they're in isolated areas or places they were sent that suddenly have resources available that others want. for instance, chevron has in, i think, it's costa rica has just covered the people, the land, the water, and the animals in oil so what we think about is the oil in the gulf, but we don't realize that
india has some being hunted down more or less, and native indians in brazil, even in afghanistan, they call the areas where they are doing all the bombing, they are tribal areas, and i wondered if you could just speak to the fact that indigenous people all over the world are under attack, and is there some way that we can get this out into the press so understand that this should be stopped immediately. >> guest: well, what you're saying is true. i was just in norway, and i did a...
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my husband lost his arms and legs while serving his country in afghanistan. during a combat patrol through the village of le carre, which is in the southern helmand province, todd was hit by an ied. it has been a long journey since that day in early 2010 and you think would be easy for someone to lose hope and motivation after such a catastrophic injury. my husband has been a fighter since day one. and recovery he displayed the same irresistible spirit for which the marines are loved. first, fighting off infection and disease and working aggressively with physical medicine and rehabilitation. he continues spreading through progression and train them and also for me in our future together. walter reid is diverse and each brand has their own particular needs. many of them are portion enough to be accompanied by their loved one. most family members who are left to run into new on unexpectedly and unprepared. we discovered we could have never prepared herself for what we face on a day-to-day basis for caring for loved ones. many of us out there last our lives bac
my husband lost his arms and legs while serving his country in afghanistan. during a combat patrol through the village of le carre, which is in the southern helmand province, todd was hit by an ied. it has been a long journey since that day in early 2010 and you think would be easy for someone to lose hope and motivation after such a catastrophic injury. my husband has been a fighter since day one. and recovery he displayed the same irresistible spirit for which the marines are loved. first,...
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afghanistan doesn't. and the fact that we try this one-size-fits-all approach, we're going to go in, we're going to wring in a government in a before bring in a government in a box. they even called it that, so demeaning. doesn't work. what are you going too far, a jumping jack box that the government pops out and says, here we are, we're the government now. surprise, that doesn't work. they don't have the loyalty of the population, they don't know what they're doing. these afghans who were brought in to be the local government in marjah, for example, the place that was supposed to be the practice for going after kandahar for u.s. troops, we're going to go after marjah, and we're going to clear it of the taliban, and then we're going to bring in the government in a box. well, the guy they brought in to be mayor had spent the years of war not living through the years of war or the years of taliban repression, he had spent those years in this germany. so what a surprise, he was the same tribal links as the
afghanistan doesn't. and the fact that we try this one-size-fits-all approach, we're going to go in, we're going to wring in a government in a before bring in a government in a box. they even called it that, so demeaning. doesn't work. what are you going too far, a jumping jack box that the government pops out and says, here we are, we're the government now. surprise, that doesn't work. they don't have the loyalty of the population, they don't know what they're doing. these afghans who were...
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quote unquote america's oppression and aggression against muslim nations, particularly in iraq and afghanistan, and because of its blind support for israel, closed quote. more in need of a dangerous for the west, however, are the saudi funded -- saudi regime funded activities of clicks and united states and europe, especially in the united kingdom. for more than 30 years, the saudis domestic religious establishment which controls education, social policy and missionary work, has brought western muslims to the kingdom for theological training in its religious universities. these men returned to the west to preach what only can be described as a martial oriented islam is into realism, a vision of the world has holy islamic, which for the west would mean that christian and jewish populations could convert, accept subordination to islam, or face elimination. these saudi trained preachers are prominent in mosques in the united states and in europe, and have secured positions as chaplains in western universities, prison systems and militaries. this is not to say, let me stress, that all of american
quote unquote america's oppression and aggression against muslim nations, particularly in iraq and afghanistan, and because of its blind support for israel, closed quote. more in need of a dangerous for the west, however, are the saudi funded -- saudi regime funded activities of clicks and united states and europe, especially in the united kingdom. for more than 30 years, the saudis domestic religious establishment which controls education, social policy and missionary work, has brought western...
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deliver promised benefits to veterans or paychecks for the men and women wearing our country's uniform in afghanistan and iraq. i want to be clear. a default will injure america's reputation throughout the world. it will weaken faith in the world's most respected financial power, leaving our country's financial leadership in doubt. simply put, defaulting on the debt could trigger an economic collapse of historic proportion. that's why i plead with our republican colleagues, join us without delay in adopting majority leader reid's plan. senator reid's plan will provide certainty for middle-class americans and to the markets because it will provide stability, that's what we need right now through 2013. mr. president, this plan isn't perfect. in fact, including me, believe it should include revenues. it doesn't but that's why it's called a compromise. and after we adopt this plan and step back from the brink, we need to work on a balanced approach to get our country back on sound economic footing, and it means asking the wealthiest among to us pay their fair share. i was one of those who was very fortun
deliver promised benefits to veterans or paychecks for the men and women wearing our country's uniform in afghanistan and iraq. i want to be clear. a default will injure america's reputation throughout the world. it will weaken faith in the world's most respected financial power, leaving our country's financial leadership in doubt. simply put, defaulting on the debt could trigger an economic collapse of historic proportion. that's why i plead with our republican colleagues, join us without...
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as i travel around the world to afghanistan, pakistan, israel, jordan and around this country you know what the talk about overseas from the prime ministers and presidents and business leaders all the way down pushing a cart full of pomegranate, talk about jobs and since i've been in the united states senate until we got that we spent 12 to 15 days talking about anything to with jobs. we are in the middle of a recession and we've done nothing to do anything with jobs. are you kidding me? really. here we are in a new year, encouraged we are looking at the debt and deficit and while everyone else is talking about, you know, illegal immigration i'm talking about jobs and talking about this or that, i'm talking about jobs. and finally, it seems to be that they are focusing on jobs and the first issue was the 1099 dealing with the medical device tax and health care bill to fix a lot of the consolidation to do whatever we can to get this economy moving, repatriate the offshore money if we work on the tax code, reduce corporate taxes fiscal much we can do and we are missing such a great oppor
as i travel around the world to afghanistan, pakistan, israel, jordan and around this country you know what the talk about overseas from the prime ministers and presidents and business leaders all the way down pushing a cart full of pomegranate, talk about jobs and since i've been in the united states senate until we got that we spent 12 to 15 days talking about anything to with jobs. we are in the middle of a recession and we've done nothing to do anything with jobs. are you kidding me?...
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and coalition commander in afghanistan. the international security assistant force is scheduled to transfer full control to the afghan forces in 2014. the u.s. institute of peace here in washington is the host of this event, this is live coverage on c-span2, and can we have just heard it'll get underway in just a couple of minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> so, ladies and gentlemen, let me welcome you to the united states institute of peace. this might be the last event that the united states institute of peace does in this building. we will be moving sometime next month if everything goes, if everything goes well, as i suspect it will. we very pleased this morning to welcome the latest in a series of afghan officials who have agreed to come speak to you here at the institute of peace. you may remember that president karzai was here a little less than a year ago, dr. abdullah was here, we are very pleased that we've go
and coalition commander in afghanistan. the international security assistant force is scheduled to transfer full control to the afghan forces in 2014. the u.s. institute of peace here in washington is the host of this event, this is live coverage on c-span2, and can we have just heard it'll get underway in just a couple of minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> so, ladies and gentlemen,...
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even in afghanistan they call the areas where they're doing all the bombing the tribal areas. i want you to speak to the fact that indigenous people around the world are being if under attack. er attack. and is there some way we can get this out into the press so they can understand that this should be stopped immediately? >> guest: well, what you're saying was true. >> guest: what you are saying is true. i was just in norway and the performance with a nsga woman in india under attack by the burmese. i think what it is, there's always the land hunger and indigenous people are vulnerable. there are resources that others want. for instance, in i think it is coaster rica, covered the land and animals and oil. so what we think about is the oil in the gulf. we don't realize that is happening in other regions as well. it should be published. it should be in papers. it is very difficult to have that information. one book that i read was by hawkins. i am sure you remember him from long ago. or maybe not. the same thing is going on -- in a way it is not just indigenous people that are
even in afghanistan they call the areas where they're doing all the bombing the tribal areas. i want you to speak to the fact that indigenous people around the world are being if under attack. er attack. and is there some way we can get this out into the press so they can understand that this should be stopped immediately? >> guest: well, what you're saying was true. >> guest: what you are saying is true. i was just in norway and the performance with a nsga woman in india under...
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troop numbers in afghanistan will begin to be reduced. message number one. secretary gates before this committee recently said the july date was needed as a way of telling the afghan leadership, "to take ownership of the war and as a way to grab the attention of the afghan leadership and bring a sense of urgency to them." message number two. secretary gates speaking at the nato defense minister's meeting last week said, "there's too much talk about leaving and not enough talk about getting the job done right." now, some may dismiss those messages as inconsistent or that secretary gates is speaking to two different audiences, but i disagree. secretary gates well knows that with modern global instantaneous communications, the world is the audience for every utterians. the unifying threat in the two messages is that both are needed for success of the mission. success requires afghan buy-in, afghans taking the lead and afghan ownership of the mission, all of which in turn depend upon their confidence in our continuing support. both messages and the thread that u
troop numbers in afghanistan will begin to be reduced. message number one. secretary gates before this committee recently said the july date was needed as a way of telling the afghan leadership, "to take ownership of the war and as a way to grab the attention of the afghan leadership and bring a sense of urgency to them." message number two. secretary gates speaking at the nato defense minister's meeting last week said, "there's too much talk about leaving and not enough talk...
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>> combat fears of operation in iraq and afghanistan. we don't talk about the successes we don't talk about the things we've done and we don't talk you have a thriving and vibrant economy in the kurdish area with international flights and things of that nature coming in. so i think those are the type of things we have to discuss. we don't talk enough about some of the vicious attacks that the taliban does. you know, when i was over in afghanistan, you know, countless times i mean, these guys gunning down little girls going to school. throwing acid on them. we have to show them for who they are. and not allowing them to, you know, dominate the dialog and have the initiative across the websites and the information arena. so those are the type of things i think that we need to do a better job of doing is really telling the stories and showing some of the good news stories that are happening over there in these theaters of operation. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> if you have follow-up questions feel free to contact him
>> combat fears of operation in iraq and afghanistan. we don't talk about the successes we don't talk about the things we've done and we don't talk you have a thriving and vibrant economy in the kurdish area with international flights and things of that nature coming in. so i think those are the type of things we have to discuss. we don't talk enough about some of the vicious attacks that the taliban does. you know, when i was over in afghanistan, you know, countless times i mean, these...
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there are 300ai 1-rbgs machines -- 300 ai 1-rbgs machines in iraq and afghanistan. i quote from an article from march 1, 2003 that examined the possibility of replacing bomb- sniffing dog. they require rigorous training, testing, and validation exercises and various operational scenarios and with different types of explosives. the animal's performance requires retraining declines over time, and after extensive fieldwork, the dogs were tired after 30-120 minutes. dogs exhibit comaipging moods tray can affect performance and they trigger false alarms because they detect chemicals that can appear in other forms other than bombs, and terrorists can move to bombs with little vapor. i wouldn't totally exclude dogs, however, i think they are to be put through the same evaluation process for privacy indications with that. as we move forward, we'll try to do that. >> any other members seeking to ask questions of this panel? with that, we will thank the panel members for their participation, your efforts, your time in preparation of this testimony. it would allow also for fiv
there are 300ai 1-rbgs machines -- 300 ai 1-rbgs machines in iraq and afghanistan. i quote from an article from march 1, 2003 that examined the possibility of replacing bomb- sniffing dog. they require rigorous training, testing, and validation exercises and various operational scenarios and with different types of explosives. the animal's performance requires retraining declines over time, and after extensive fieldwork, the dogs were tired after 30-120 minutes. dogs exhibit comaipging moods...
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pakistan has now become the main threat to afghanistan. pakistan's intelligence service is the biggest danger to the afghan government. pakistan also poses a tremendous threat to the lives of american troops, and let me be clear, many americans died in afghanistan because of pakistan's i.s.i. sitting in our commanders' briefs for two weeks and talking to our headquarter's leaders and spending a few days in the field, it became clear to me that if we were working in afghanistan alone, we would have had a much better chance to turn that country around more quickly, restoring it to its status as an agricultural economy with a loose government and a high degree of autonomy given to each tribe or region, but we are not alone. while our military reduced al qaeda and afghanistan to a shadow of its former shadow, a new force is emerging. on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, al qaeda, i must report, is still armed and dangerous, but it is far less numerous or capable than it once was, but al qaeda is not the most potent force that is arrayed against u
pakistan has now become the main threat to afghanistan. pakistan's intelligence service is the biggest danger to the afghan government. pakistan also poses a tremendous threat to the lives of american troops, and let me be clear, many americans died in afghanistan because of pakistan's i.s.i. sitting in our commanders' briefs for two weeks and talking to our headquarter's leaders and spending a few days in the field, it became clear to me that if we were working in afghanistan alone, we would...
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i like the famous line, and i think it applies to what we're doing for example in iraq or afghanistan. he said his job as manager was to make sure the one-third of the players who hated him stayed away from the one-third who didn't care one way or the other; right? that's where we are in iraq. if we can keep the 10%-20% of the people who hate us away from the 70% or 80% who don't care, we might be all right. >> how would they deal with the threat today? >> jefferson went over without a declaration of war and hammered the pirates. >> [inaudible] >> if you can identify it, they would hang traitors. look at andrew jackson does with two, and i use the term "spented" british -- "suspected" british agents. he doesn't wait for a trial. he shoots them. word gets out you don't mess with andy jackson. yes, sir? >> in light of your response earlier to the entitlements. my social security and medicare, in what context would the founders have used that phrase to promote the general welfare if it's not to support health care or social security or medicare, what did that mean to them? >> great, grea
i like the famous line, and i think it applies to what we're doing for example in iraq or afghanistan. he said his job as manager was to make sure the one-third of the players who hated him stayed away from the one-third who didn't care one way or the other; right? that's where we are in iraq. if we can keep the 10%-20% of the people who hate us away from the 70% or 80% who don't care, we might be all right. >> how would they deal with the threat today? >> jefferson went over...
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interest in afghanistan and pakistan region. additionally ten years after 9/11 we face a much more diverse and i used the threat from the group's affiliated with al qaeda to read these affiliate's has increased the scope of the operations seeking to strike some u.s. and western targets with inside and outside of the respective regions to be the single most capable of fully it is al qaeda and the arabian peninsula or aqap. the recent gains in the government alleges increase our concerns about the group's capability to conduct attacks. for the propaganda efforts are designed to expire like-minded western extremists to conduct attacks in their home countries. aqap's attacks against the homeland, the head of the airliner attack in december, 2009 and its attempt to down the cargo planes in 2010 showed that the group is a determined and capable enemy that is able to adjust the dhaka. the evolution of the threat since 9/11 is the advent of the homegrown extremists as you mentioned ranking member collins to read these individuals are in
interest in afghanistan and pakistan region. additionally ten years after 9/11 we face a much more diverse and i used the threat from the group's affiliated with al qaeda to read these affiliate's has increased the scope of the operations seeking to strike some u.s. and western targets with inside and outside of the respective regions to be the single most capable of fully it is al qaeda and the arabian peninsula or aqap. the recent gains in the government alleges increase our concerns about...
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afghanistan into day. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the president is traveling to oregon today to take a tour and make remarks. a semiconductor manufacturing facility. he will speak about jobs and the economy today at 2:35 p.m. eastern and we will bring you his remarks live here on c-span2. >> it is a three day presidents day weekend on book tv on c-span2. on afterwards, hurd 1966 interview with dr. martin luther king jr. launched the career of carole simpson. her story of climbing the ranks of what was a profession dominated by white males. also this weekend we examined the way governments are using the internet to maintain political power. stephanie koontz looks at the feminine mystique and the birth of the women's movement to beat find a complete three day holiday schedule at book tv. sign up for book tv alert. >> this monday visit the public and private spaces of america's most recognizable homes, the
afghanistan into day. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the president is traveling to oregon today to take a tour and make remarks. a semiconductor manufacturing facility. he will speak about jobs and the economy today at 2:35 p.m. eastern and we will bring you his remarks live here on c-span2. >> it is a three day presidents day weekend on book tv on c-span2. on afterwards, hurd...
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i had the honor of serving with multiple battalions and most recently returned from afghanistan. it was in between my tours that i was serving as a veterans advocate for the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. what better job for someone serving in the military? we are seeing the resources that are available. you're seeing the benefits that are provided. you're understanding what the issues are at hand and making sure to focus on yourself. but i was not. it was something that i did not handle correctly looking back on it. and i'm trying to pinpoint the reason why. if i knew all these resources were available, why did it take me until last month to finally step foot into the va and say, wow, it's time to start taking care of todd? it took a very long time for me to really soak these things in and to understand while i'm so busy doing what the military did a great job of teaching me which is taking care of others, i wasn't taking care of myself. it's something that was noble in the military but also something that is a detriment to the individuals themselves. so even though n
i had the honor of serving with multiple battalions and most recently returned from afghanistan. it was in between my tours that i was serving as a veterans advocate for the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. what better job for someone serving in the military? we are seeing the resources that are available. you're seeing the benefits that are provided. you're understanding what the issues are at hand and making sure to focus on yourself. but i was not. it was something that i did not...
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>> in the case of afghanistan, i believe it's done both. in some cases their behavior and presence has undermined that, and in other ways it's allowed us to undertake critical work we wouldn't have been able to to do otherwise. >> okay. that's a fair statement. general dorko, your written testimony is interesting on a number of pages. on page 3 you talk about the challenge to security is the root cause of a lot of our problems, you've adopted methods to mitigate security risks, and here you say in accordance with general petraeus' guidelines, an assessment must be made to determine if project area is safe, and if it's not, you send combat engineers. to perform the construction function. can you just talk a little bit about the distinction there between where you can and cannot send people? >> yes, sir. this doing that assessment, i guess, if you're going to build a facility in an area and security, depending on what the facility is and what function it's going to perform, if it absolutely has to be there and security situation is such that
>> in the case of afghanistan, i believe it's done both. in some cases their behavior and presence has undermined that, and in other ways it's allowed us to undertake critical work we wouldn't have been able to to do otherwise. >> okay. that's a fair statement. general dorko, your written testimony is interesting on a number of pages. on page 3 you talk about the challenge to security is the root cause of a lot of our problems, you've adopted methods to mitigate security risks, and...
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he had to be something of an expert on every issue that came up and that means afghanistan. the pakistan, egypt, libya. to put it in real terms as a member of the committee john kerry spent 20% of his time on foreign policy. as chairman he spends 60% of his time on committee related work. the one thing that is really important is when he is not in the senate and the senate is in recess he spends a huge amount of his time on the road travelling to vacation spots like afghanistan, pakistan, middle east and are for -- darfur. he believes to understand a country you have to know it. you have to make contact with the people and visit and listen to foreign leaders and see it for yourself. he used to say good diplomacy requires the ability to see another country through their eyes and their history. and i think the foreign travel component is especially important to any chairman of the committee that handles foreign policy. after 2004 because john kerry was known as the serious student of foreign policy and was famous globally as a former presidential nominee he could get meetings
he had to be something of an expert on every issue that came up and that means afghanistan. the pakistan, egypt, libya. to put it in real terms as a member of the committee john kerry spent 20% of his time on foreign policy. as chairman he spends 60% of his time on committee related work. the one thing that is really important is when he is not in the senate and the senate is in recess he spends a huge amount of his time on the road travelling to vacation spots like afghanistan, pakistan,...
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after soifl, afghanistan was providing safe haven for them -- after september 11, afghanistan was providing safe haven for them and america was absolutely right to go in and take them out. but we know terror isn't a country. it's a network and a threat that exists around the world. we have seen that our terrorist enemies are not tied to a specific location. they are not bound by lines on a map. they are in afghanistan, but they are also in yemen, in iraq, in pakistan and elsewhere. in fact, our top target in the war against terrorism and osama bin laden was just killed in a brave operation in a safehouse in pakistan. so, madam president, i think it's absolutely critical we have a military that is prepared to take on our threats wherever they may be. so as we consider the wars we are fighting now in afghanistan be and in iraq, we need to be sure we aren't overextending the service members we are counting on, that we continue to have the financial resources available to defend ourselves against the very real threat of terrorism that continues to exist, and that the costs and resources of boot
after soifl, afghanistan was providing safe haven for them -- after september 11, afghanistan was providing safe haven for them and america was absolutely right to go in and take them out. but we know terror isn't a country. it's a network and a threat that exists around the world. we have seen that our terrorist enemies are not tied to a specific location. they are not bound by lines on a map. they are in afghanistan, but they are also in yemen, in iraq, in pakistan and elsewhere. in fact, our...